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1894 - 1932 (Creation)
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- Hattie, William Harop
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7 cm of textual records
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William Hattie was a superintendent of the Nova Scotia Hospital and a Provincial Officer of Health. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, on 27 July 1870, he received his early education at Pictou Academy before studying medicine at McGill University. After graduating with his MD in 1891, he returned to Nova Scotia to work at the Nova Scotia Hospital, where he was appointed superintendent in 1908. In 1912 he was named Provincial Officer of Health. He died on 4 December 1931.
Custodial history
Records were donated in 1970 by William Harop Hattie and in 1984 in an undocumented accession.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence with the Canadian Medical Association and its professional journal; manuscripts of papers and addresses; off prints; obituaries of Dr. Hattie; a letter from Secretary of Graduates of McGill University H.C. Pruell (1897); and a letter from Sir J.W. Dawson (1897).
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- English
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There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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- Canadian Medical Association. (Subject)
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Description comes from the Dalhousie University Archives Catalog. The complete, original description is available there.